Hard Light Productions Forums

Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: rhraziel on June 27, 2011, 06:48:50 pm

Title: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: rhraziel on June 27, 2011, 06:48:50 pm

Does the sound effect at 0:02 remind anyone else of the countermeasure launch sound?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy4ogdLO6jw&feature=related

Title: Re: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: StarSlayer on June 27, 2011, 06:52:23 pm

I think its a stock sound that gets quite a lot of mileage, sorta like the stormie scream.  IIRC that particular noise was used in Total Annihilation if I'm not mistaken either as a unit select or a build queue. 

Title: Re: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: Mongoose on June 27, 2011, 07:06:26 pm

The Wilhelm Scream has become a bit of an in-joke among directors.  It's definitely one of the most recognizable stock sound effects out there.

Come to think of it, I was watching some random movie on TV the other day, and I heard a mechanical grinding noise that I know was used in Riven. :D

Title: Re: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: Kolgena on June 27, 2011, 07:55:23 pm

Heh. Sort of reminds me of how my Halo playthrough was filled with sounds I first heard from Unreal Tournament.

And that Agnus Dei boy soprano from the Credits track in FS2 that gets used in various different contexts.

Title: Re: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: Scourge of Ages on June 27, 2011, 10:15:21 pm

Another common sound is the Terran Academy in Starcraft. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3WimCPUkQY
It's been used lots as well.

Title: Re: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: Col. Fishguts on June 29, 2011, 03:30:12 pm

I always hear the various beeps and clicks from XvT in various films... I think there are CDs full of stock sound effects available out there that get used by movie makers and game studio alike.

Title: Re: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: Unknown Target on June 29, 2011, 06:01:11 pm

Haha yea it sounds just like it. I think I've heard it elsewhere besides FS2 as well.

Title: Re: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: Kszyhu on June 29, 2011, 06:24:08 pm

I've heard FS2's sound of a missile locking on in Total Wipeout, IIRC.

Title: Re: Mercedes Countermeasure
Post by: Destiny on June 29, 2011, 08:12:55 pm

That CM sound popping up in the Mercedes one is so random it's...funny :P